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#1 ·
Having been on the forum a few weeks now, and joining in a few topics, I got interested in madon37's shed layout as I am doing a similar project.

The shed is 20' x 10' and all I was using it for was dumping all the rubbish we didn't want in the house. So I decided to split it in two, use the front half for DIY and a railway room in the back. I began this project over two years ago, but got really busy with work and such, and the shed once again became a dumping ground.

But on visiting Model Rail Scotland this year my enthusiasm returned I cleared out the rubbish in the shed and got to work in resurrecting the work I had previously done.

I had gotten quite far I had insulated and plasterboarded the back room and constructed the baseboards. I had also began to lay some track.

As I like to watch the trains go by I have decided on a tail-chaser, but in such a small space, I have decided to use and old idea of an inverted figure 8 design to maximise running length.

So here is some pics of the resurrected layout, I will post and explain the plans later. (they are kind of still in the development phase)



This is the front of the shed looking to the railway room at the back.





The railway room itself - sorry about the mess at the moment



Here is a neat little trick my phone can do - a panoramic view

Cheers everyone

Alan
 
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#52 ·
Looks good Alan, do they come with that inter matching pattern or did you very skillfully cut it in yourself?

Kind regards

Paul
 
#55 · (Edited by Moderator)
Just a couple of vids of one of my grandsons and myself "Playing Trains". I have 3 grandsons who love my shed and want to "help" all the time. BTW No engines were harmed during the making of these videos






For the confused- These videos were made before the upper section was completed!

Hope you enjoy.

Cheers

Alan
 
#57 ·
There are both old engines I had bought for my son years ago and have taken a lot of abuse. The grandson definitely doesn't get to drive the big ones.

And thanks for the comments. I have now painted the platform and I think it looks ok. I will post the updates soon.

Just a quick question for anybody in the know. Does anyone have any idea when the white edges on platforms were introduced? I don't know whether to include this or not, my main era is 60'/70's (however I will run a few experimental HST's etc)

Cheers

Alan
 
#59 · (Edited by Moderator)
They are built to withstand a nuclear holocaust. Mine must be that old too and they still fetch a good sum on ebay. The first thing that goes wrong usually is a loud humming but even then they still work. I know cause i've had 2 do that to me. But I am going to change soon to panel mount gaugemasters. I already have a dual feedback controller just need the transformer now.

Cheers

Alan
 
#61 · (Edited by Moderator)
QUOTE (TREMAYNE @ 19 Sep 2009, 12:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi good progress you have good set up there.I notice you are using a H & M duttee. I use one myself but worry about using a 30 year old controller with a metal case and no earth !
Dave R

They are "double insulated" & do not require an earth.

If you are concerned you could use an "RCD" for extra protection, but they are just that "extra protection" - not the be all & end all that some think.

QUOTE (The_Docster @ 19 Sep 2009, 14:25) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>They are built to withstand a nuclear holocaust. Mine must be that old too and they still fetch a good sum on ebay. The first thing that goes wrong usually is a loud humming but even then they still work. I know cause i've had 2 do that to me. But I am going to change soon to panel mount gaugemasters. I already have a dual feedback controller just need the transformer now.
Cheers
Alan

That will be the mains transformer laminations loose or the fixings that hold the transformer to the case.
 
#62 ·
Hi Alan

That platform looks great
Love the cloouring and the very slight curve in it! Brilliant

Kind regards

Paul
 
#63 · (Edited by Moderator)
Cheers Paul

The colouring as you say is due to Madkitten's painting techniques. I've had a go at this before but her ideas were much quicker. Cheers Nikki.


Just shows how good and useful this forum is.

Cheers

Alan
 
#69 ·
QUOTE (The_Docster @ 5 Oct 2009, 18:00) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Cheers Guys more photo's soon -

And I'm looking forward to seeing them.

Regards
 
#71 · (Edited by Moderator)
Yes! It's been a while but the cold and the work have kept me from my beloved hobby. But now Spring has sprung (That's a laugh there's sleet falling outside at the moment!
) I am braving it back out to the shed with my trusty heater and fleece.

I have been doing a little now and then and have finally mannaged to get the 5 tracks of the station laid, It's all wired up but not sectionalised yet, I can run two loco's in either direction at the momentand I am currently working on the island Platform as the pictures show. Sounds a lot but doesn't actually look a lot.

Once I have finished the island platform, I will begin work on the final Platform and also venture into the realm of ballasting. Having never got this far with any of my layouts I'm really looking forward to this.

Here are some pics to show the progress. Hope you like!



The pointwork at the Station Throat.



Homemade weights to hold down the card whilst glueing



East View of the Station Throat



View of the Branchline Platform 5

I'm still learning especially with the painting techniques. I hope to have my station and surrounding area as grubby as real life. Although I won't be doing the same to the models, I still can't bring myself to weather them Sacrilege


Cheers

Alan

Quick Weather Update:- The sleet has just turned to snow -NO MORE PLEASE
 
#73 ·
Looking good Alan. I'm with you on the weathering issue. Goods wagons, yes, but locos and carriages uh, uh. Just can't bring myself to do it.

I think the novelty of balasting might wear off a bit after you've done a few metres of track and got some stuck in point mechanisms
.
 
#76 ·
QUOTE (The_Docster @ 21 May 2009, 09:34) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A wee update!

The inclines are made but I've still got a bit of trackwork to do on the storage yards and a few other bits and bobs, i.e. wiring to my control panel, track, points etc.

So I thought I would try my hand at a little video to show an engine going round what track I have laid. I bought a Lima Class 20 from Ebay for a song and I thought I would use this as my subject. However this was a story in itself. Watch the vid then read on!



Oh Yes indeed! It ran very well that first day. But the second day it began to judder and stall. I was annoyed
.

On close inspection I found that the tiny gears were slipping on the axles of the driving wheels. The tiniest spot of Super Glue and a lot of swearing later ( I've got big hands you see!) It ran as sweet as a nut and I'm happy again.

As was mentioned on another topic about the Bachmann 20 I think I'm going to detail this as I got it very cheap. But that's probably a few months down the line (pardon the pun
) as I need to continue with the layout itself. So back to underlay, track pins and wire, - I've got a railway to build.

Cheers

Alan

Hi Alan nice progress strange you should mention the Lima Class 20, I bought one brand new years ago and it just sat in its box as I had no layout to run it on.

I have recently started building a new layout and I thought I would test all the engines that I had on a simple oval on the floor, all the engines ran fine except the Class 20 and it sounded just as though the gears were not meshing, may have fresh look at it now, I also have a Bachman 20 there is no comparision between the 2 of them

All the best Robert
 
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